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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Matamata-Piako District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  7,320  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  3,873  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  2,001  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  669  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  771  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  873  128,622
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  2,349  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  648  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  1,008  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  1,200  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  159  55,461
Masters degree
  111  59,703
Doctorate degree
  24  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  2,451  328,014
Total  23,451  3,160,374

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'.

Highest Qualification of Māori in Matamata-Piako District and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  1,056  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  387  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  177  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  87  17,892
Overseas secondary school qualification
  6  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  114  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  135  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  33  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  57  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  69  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  15  2,532
Masters degree
  3  2,244
Doctorate degree
  0  384
Not elsewhere included(3)
  351  38,928
Total  2,490  365,406

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Highest Qualification of People in Matamata-Piako District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  8,853  6,963  7,320
Level 1 cert gained at school
  3,060  3,816  3,873
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,902  2,151  1,998
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  567  675  672
Overseas secondary school qual
  291  756  771
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  603  708  876
Level 4 cert post-school
  1,521  1,242  2,349
Level 5 diploma
  252  324  645
Level 6 diploma
  1,401  1,299  1,011
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  600  795  1,200
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  183  201  159
Masters degree
......  111
Doctorate degree
......  24
Not elsewhere included(4)
  2,817  3,189  2,448
Total  22,050  22,119  23,451

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Highest Qualification of Māori in Matamata-Piako District,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  1,227  1,008  1,056
Level 1 cert gained at school
  258  351  384
Level 2 cert gained at school
  147  171  177
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  60  57  87
Overseas secondary school qual
  0  3  3
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  63  87  114
Level 4 cert post-school
  66  51  132
Level 5 diploma
  12  24  33
Level 6 diploma
  54  66  57
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  24  42  69
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  0  12  15
Masters degree
......  3
Doctorate degree
......  0
Not elsewhere included(4)
  339  381  351
Total  2,256  2,259  2,490

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.